My favorite character from Disney’s The Princess and the Frog was Louis, the alligator who wanted to
play jazz. So when I saw he was the
subject of an entry in The Disney Store’s Art of Disney Animation ornament
series, I was excited to add him to my Disney character ornament collection.

The ornament is fairly simple – it’s just Louis playing his
trumpet. His head is in the air and the
trumpet is to his lips. His tail is
sticking out behind him. He’s obviously
walking since he’s just walked on something that is making a splash up around
one foot. The other? It’s in the air behind him, of course.

Even though the pose is simple, it still captures the
character perfectly. I can easily
imagine him walking and playing not paying any attention to his
surroundings. The detail on the ornament
itself is wonderful and I love the contented smile on his lips. While this ornament doesn’t actually have
sound, you can almost hear the music he is playing.

My real complaint with the ornament is the color. Louis is a muted green, a very brown
green. I can’t quite explain my
hesitation with the color. It’s not that
I think the color is not appropriate, but it doesn’t make for quite the
standout ornament I was hoping for.
Overall, this is a minor complaint.

This ornament has a smaller base than the others in the
series since it comes down to that narrow splash around the rock Louis has just
stepped on. However, that stand is
sturdy enough that the ornament isn’t in danger of tipping over when you set it
out.

There is a red ribbon for hanging the ornament on your tree,
and it slips through the ring on the middle of Louis’s back. It’s easy to see why the ornament is so
stable when standing since it hangs perfectly straight. Considering how much of him is extending
beyond the middle of the ornament, that’s pretty impressive.

Despite my complaint about the color, Louis is still a very
fun ornament. I’m glad to have him in
action in my ornament collection.

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